Rangers upend Springport; Litchfield snaps skid

Wednesday

Feb 6, 2013 at 9:30 AM

By Ed Patino

ed.patino@hillsdale.netSPRINGPORT — The Reading High School girls basketball team took control in the second half and posted a statement victory.Taylor Coe and Michelle Davis both scored in double figures to lead the Rangers to a 47-41 victory over the Springport Spartans in a Big Eight Conference game Tuesday evening.Reading (9-7, 6-5 Big Eight) turned a three-point halftime deficit into a three-point lead by the end of the third quarter. The Rangers matched baskets with Springport in the fourth to prevent a comeback."We played well defensively and this is a breakthrough win for us," Reading coach Ryan Mulnix said. "We've played a lot of close games with the top-level teams in the Big Eight."Coe finished with 16 points to lead the Rangers. Davis had 12 points and five assists, while Ashley McCarley added six points. Jami Hubbard grabbed 12 rebounds.Reading will travel to Jonesville on Thursday. The Rangers defeated the Comets 44-26 in the teams' first meeting Jan. 8.Litchfield 49, Will Carleton 28Hayley Jones and Harley Prater helped the Litchfield High School girls basketball team end its four-game losing streak in Tuesday's non-conference victory over the Will Carleton Academy Cougars.Jones led all scorers with 23 points, while Prater recorded a monster double-double with 16 points and 23 rebounds.Litchfield (6-7) raced out to a 13-point lead by the end of the first quarter. The Terriers matched baskets will Will Carleton in the second frame and took a 28-13 lead into halftime. Litchfield closed the game on an 11-6 run in the fourth quarter.For the night, the Terriers committed only 13 turnovers.Katelyn Wheeler had 10 points, five rebounds and nine assists for Litchfield, while Ariel Knight grabbed eight rebounds.Megan Byers had nine points and 13 rebounds to lead the Cougars. Cheyenne Smith added six points, while Lexi Byers had five points and 10 rebounds. Amalie Hoejgaard grabbed eight rebounds.Litchfield will host Tekonsha on Thursday, while the Cougars travel to New Covenant Christian that same day.Concord 75, Jonesville 42The Jonesville High School girls basketball team fell into a deep hole early and never recovered in Tuesday's Big Eight Conference road loss to the Concord Yellow Jackets.The Comets trailed 24-7 after the first quarter and were unable to get back to within single digits the rest of the night.Kalie Spencer had 11 points and four rebounds to lead Jonesville (4-13, 1-10 Big Eight). Olivia Newell had six points and three assists, while Taylor Dunn also scored six points. Hannah Benn grabbed four rebounds.Jonesville will host Reading for another Big Eight game Thursday.

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